Todd Gitlin
Todd Gitlin was an author and a professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University.
Stories by this Author
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The Chronicle ReviewWhat Allan Bloom Got Right
Thirty years after The Closing of the American Mind, universities are in worse shape — and more in need of its lessons than ever. -
The Review
Promoting Knowledge in an Age of Unreason
Colleges are its most crucial defenders. They don’t have time to wallow in self-pity. -
The Chronicle Review
A Plague of Hypersensitivity
What’s brought about students’ anxious need for intellectual and emotional coddling? -
The Conversation
Israeli Universities and American Freedoms
Prime Minister Netanyahu is illicitly expanding his government’s powers and eroding academic liberties, Todd Gitlin says. -
The Conversation
The Trouble With Judith Butler—and Her Critics
She may not be the most lucid writer, but accusing her of anti-Semitism is scurrilous, slovenly, sound-bite spitballing, says Todd Gitlin. -
Brainstorm
Small Government = Big Trouble
Todd Gitlin says damage to public employment is damage to education. -
Brainstorm
The Accused
What’s the suspect look like without guns? asks Todd Gitlin. Just another lost soul. -
Brainstorm
Brainless in Ariel
Israel snubs Palestinians and Israeli academics alike in its latest presumptuous, reckless move, Todd Gitlin writes. -
Brainstorm
Sex, Lies, and Money
Clinton’s obfuscations were about the former; Romney’s are about the latter, writes Todd Gitlin. And when you’re running on the basis of your managerial expertise, that matters. -
Brainstorm
Tax? Penalty? Item of Commerce? A July 4 Meditation
Labels are a distraction, writes Todd Gitlin, but the need for affordable health care is real and urgent.
